New York A 7757: Enacts the "solar panel collection act"

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A07757 Summary:

BILL NOA07757 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06904

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSRSayegh, Berger

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §26-511, add §§26-511.2 & 26-513.1, NYC Ad Cd; amd §§6, 10 & 9, Emerg Ten Prot Act of 1974

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Provides that when a housing accommodation has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of the unit, the new legal regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to by the owner and first tenant after such restoration and reserved in a lease or other rental agreement; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOA07757 

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04/08/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7757

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to certain housing accommodations; and to amend the emergency
 tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four, in relation to certain
 hardship provisions

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision c of section 26-511 of the administrative code
 2 of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 16 to read
 3 as follows:
 4 (16) provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of this chap-
 5 ter to the contrary, when a housing accommodation subject to this chap-
 6 ter has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years
 7 or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of
 8 the unit as set forth in section 26-511.2 of this chapter, the new legal
 9 regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to by the owner and first tenant
 10 after such restoration and reserved in a lease or other rental agree-
 11 ment; provided that such new legal regulated rent: (i) shall not exceed
 12 the section 8 voucher payment standard adopted by a local public housing
 13 agency for a unit of the same size and located within the same zip code
 14 that was in effect at the time the lease was executed; and (ii) may be
 15 adjusted on audit by the division under section 26-511.2 of this chap-
 16 ter, or on application of a tenant or owner under section 26-513.1 of
 17 this chapter. The legal regulated rent adjustment set forth in this
 18 paragraph shall be known as the local regulated housing restoration
 19 adjustment.
 20 § 2. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by
 21 adding a new section 26-511.2 to read as follows:
 22 § 26-511.2 The local regulated housing restoration adjustment. a. The
 23 division of housing and community renewal, the "division" shall estab-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05862-01-5

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 1 lish a notification procedure and documentation submission guidelines
 2 for the local regulated housing restoration adjustment. Documentation
 3 to qualify for the local regulated housing restoration adjustment shall
 4 be limited to:
 5 (1) XRF test results or other documentation demonstrating a lead-free
 6 housing accommodation under applicable local definitions;
 7 (2) any required tenant protection plans or similar submissions to the
 8 local building department in connection with such restoration;
 9 (3) any required contractor licenses or certifications;
 10 (4) list and specifications of new electric appliances installed;
 11 (5) before and after photos;
 12 (6) lease or rental agreement listing new legal regulated rent;
 13 (7) evidence of renting to a housing subsidy voucher holder, or the
 14 section 8 voucher payment standard adopted by a local public housing
 15 agency for a unit of the same size and located within the same zip code
 16 that was in effect at the time the lease was executed;
 17 (8) evidence of renting to a housing subsidy voucher holder, or
 18 documentation confirming